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The Town of Miami Lakes, in conjunction with its YMCA summer camp, offered a two-day program on July 29 and July 31 to 100 young campers for an insight into the world of aviation through Operation SAFEE Flight Academy with activities at both Roberto Alonso Community Center and Opa-Locka Airport.

Town Sends Youngsters Into the Sky Through Operation SAFEE Flight Academy

Miami Lakes, FL - The Town of Miami Lakes, in conjunction with its YMCA summer camp, offered a two-day program on July 29 and July 31 to 100 young campers for an insight into the world of aviation through Operation SAFEE Flight Academy with activities at both Roberto Alonso Community Center and Opa-Locka Airport.

The first day, youths interacted with aviation professionals, experienced flight simulators, and took part in NASA Smart Skies training and other Science Technology Engineering Mathematics (STEM) educational activities. For day two, participants experienced a day at Opa-Locka Airport, where they took to the skies in a Cessna 172 aircraft during Discovery flights, and took tours of the Airport’s Traffic Control Tower and the US Coast Guard facility among other activities.

"The Operation SAFEE Flight Academy provides fun and educational activities for our kids and offers them an introduction to the exciting world of aviation,” Councilman Frank Mingo said. “I was happy to help make this happen with the support of my colleagues.”